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Original Articles

Efficient and Stereo-Selective Syntheses of Three Stereoisomers of the Sex Pheromone of the Cowpea Weevil, Callosobruchus maculatus

Arata YAJIMADepartment of Fermentation Science, Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture
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Masamichi YAMAMOTODepartment of Fermentation Science, Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture
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Tomoo NUKADADepartment of Fermentation Science, Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture
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Goro YABUTADepartment of Fermentation Science, Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture
Pages 2720-2724 | Received 17 May 2007, Accepted 19 Jul 2007, Published online: 22 May 2014

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